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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5322 RESOLUTION NO. 5 3 2 2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCtL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, RECOMMENDING TO THE SOUND TRANSIT BOARD OF DIREGTORS ITS PREFERRED PARKING GARAGE SITE IN DOWNTOWN AUBURN FOR THE AUBURN STATION ACCESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND ENCOURAGWG SOUND TRANSIT'S SERIOUS CONSiDERATION OF UNSOLICITED PROPOSALS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAID SITE WHEREAS, on November 4, 2008, voters of the Central Puget Sound region approved the Sound Transit 2 ballot measure to expand mass transit access and facilities; and WHEREAS, the voter approved Sound Transit 2 included the construction of up to 600 parking stalls in a new structure at the Auburn Sounder Station for a net increase of approximately 500 parking stalls; and WHEREAS, the 2007-2009 Great Recession wiped out $4.2 billion from projected Sound Transit 2 tax revenues, with South King County among the hardesi hit at an estimated loss of$1 billion; and WHEREAS, in response to lowered tax revenues, the Sound Transit Board of Directors implemented a realignment process to bring project plans in line with the lower revenue forecast and as a result the Sound Transit 2 voter approved project for Auburn was moved by the Board of Directors to suspended status until funding could be identified; and WHEREAS, in November 2015, Sound Transit staff informed the Sound Transit Board of Directors that revenue projections for Sound Transit revenues had improved; and as a result, the Board of Directors directed staff to evaluate which suspended projects could be funded within updated ageney resources; and - - - ------------- - - Resolution No. 5322 October 16, 2017 Page 1 �' WHEREAS, after careful evaluation, Sound Transit staff determined that sufficient resources exist to restore funding to the Aubum station access projects; and WHEREAS, on January 28, 2016, the Sound Transit Board of Directors restored funding for the Aubum Sounder Station Access Improvement Project, paving the way to build more parking, pedestrian, bike and other improvements; and WHEREAS, average daily ridership on the south Sounder line is expected to increase approximately seventy (70) percent by 2035 acc.ording to analysis eonducted by Sound Transit for the Puyallup Station and Sumner Station Access Improvement Projects completed in 2014; and WHEREAS, Sound Transit, in 2016, identified that there were 1,600 daily riders originating from the Auburn Sounder Station and that this number is projected to be 3,100 daily riders by ' 2025; and WHEREAS, Sound Transit has estimated that approximately fifty-seven (57) pereent of its riders travel to the Auburn Sounder Station by vehicle and that all 520 garage parking spaces and 113 surface parking spaces are one hundred (100) percent utilized on a daily basis; and WHEREAS, Sound Transit staff and its consultants early on identified four (4) project goals for the Auburn Station Access Improvement Project comprised of Access, Environment, Implementation and Consistency and Compatibility with associated objectives for each goal; and WHEREAS, beginning in Winter 2016, Sound Transit staff and consultants have worked with the City Council, the Transportation Advisory Board, interested members of fhe community and City staff to conduet the required first phase of the Project known as Alternatives Development and Screening; and WHEREAS, during Alternatives Development and Screening, Sound Transit and its consultant team conducted a preliminary identification of thirteen (13) possible parkin:g garage sites in Downtown Auburn that was ultimately reduced to four(4) possible parking Resolution No. 5322 October 16, 2017 Page 2 garage sites; and WHEREAS, Site 1 is comprised of Parcel Nos. 0492000460, 0492000461 and 0492000463 totaling 45,080 square feet in size and is currently utilized as a surface parking lot; and WHEREAS, Site 2 is comprised of Parcel No. 5547300075 totaling 84,587 square feet in size and is currently utilized as a retail store with associated surface parking spaces; and WHEREAS, Site 3 is comprised of Parcel 5547300070 totaling 66,861 square feet in size and is currently utilized as a surFace parking lot; and WHEREAS, Site 4 is comprised of Parcei No. 7815700420 totaling 29,370 square feet in size and is currently utilized as an office building with associated surface parking spaces; and WHEREAS, the Auburn Transportation Advisory Board met at a special meeting on September 27, 2017 to discuss and potentially recommend to the City Council on a preferred parking garage site; however, there were only 6 Board members present at the meeting, which is not a quorum; and WHEREAS, the members of the Auburn Transportation Advisory Board present at the September 27, 2017 meeting reached eonsensus on the following principles for a parking garage: 1) Desire that the chosen site maximize the parking to be provided; 2) Desire that the chosen site minimize the traffic impacts both within the City as well as ingress/egress of the garage; 3) Lack of support for Parking Garage Site Options#3 and #4; and WHEREAS, there was not consensus among the members of the Auburn Transportation Advisory Board present at the September 27, 2017 meeting regarding a parKing garage site with three members expressing preference for Site 1, one member expressing preference for Site 2, one member abstaining, one member expressing opposition to Site 2 related to school bus transportation, but otherwise not expressing an -- - -- -- -- -- -- ---- - Resolution No. 5322 October 16, 2017 Page 3 opinion and no expression of support from any members for Sites 3 and 4; and WHEREAS, following the September 27, 2017 Auburn Transportation Advisory Board special meeting, City staff contacted the Board members to determine if there was any interest in reconvening the Board to provide those members not present the opportunity to discuss and make a recommendation on a parking garage site; and WHEREAS, the Transportation Advisory Board members' expressed preferences are summarized as follows: (a) five for Site 1; (b) one for Site 2; (c) one for any Site except Site 2 related to school bus transportation and otherwise not expressing a preference; (d) one abstained; and (e) the remaining members did not respond; and WHEREAS, Sound Transit staff and City staff have provided briefings on the Auburn Station Aceess Improvement Project to the City Council throughout 2017 with the most recent briefing occurring on October 9, 2017; and WHEREAS, in order to proceed to the next phase of the Auburn Station Access Improvement Project entitled Environmental Review and Preliminary Design, the Sound Transit Board of Directors must decide on a preferred parking garage site; and WHEREAS, the Sound Transit Board of Directors desires the Auburn City Council to provide it with its recommendation on a preferred parking garage site; and WHEREAS, the City Council includes the following condition on this recommendation: 1) a comprehensive traffic study must be completed in cooperation with Aubum technical staff; 2) proposed congestion and safety mitigation measures must be identified; and 3)the costs of these mitigation measures must be professionally estimated to a +/- 20% level of accuracy for Site One (former Mel's Hardware location), and upon completion and analyses of traffic studies, the City Council reserves the right to request. additional studies, the results of which will become a key consideration in the site selection. - - - - - - - - - - -- ---- - - Resolution No. 5322 October 16, 2017 Page 4 WHEREAS, the Sound Transit Board of Directors is currently expected to take action on a preferred parking garage site for the Auburn Stafion Access Improvement Project at its regular meeting in November 2017. _ NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES as follows: Section 1. The City Council recommends to the Sound Transit Board of Directors that Site 1 be selected by the Board of Directors as the preferred parking garage site for the Auburn Station Access Improvement Project. Section 2. The City Council encourages Sound Transit to seriously consider any and all unsolicited proposals for the construction of the preferred parking garage site in Downtown Auburn consistent with Sound Transit's guidelines for unsolicited proposals, as amended and in coordination with the City of Auburn, as practicable and feasible. Section 3. That the City Council requests that the City Clerk for the City of Auburn convey a copy of the signed and dated version of this Resolution to the Board Chairperson and Board Administrator for Sound Transit. Section 4. That the Mayor is authorized to implement such administrative � procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of this legislation. Section 5. That this Resolution shall take effect and be in full force upon passage and signatures hereon. a�h Dated and Signed this /�' day of �C%�� , 2017. CITY OF AUBURN ANCY B OS, MAY R - ----------------- Resolution No. 5322 October 16, 2017 Page 5 ATTEST: � � Da 'Elle E. Daskam, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: D iel B. ' ; Gi Attorn Resolution No. 5322 October 16, 2017 Page 6 � . . c c �� � ����a������ Exh i bit 1 . _ _ . � . _ _ � , - � - � . , , - __ E�timated number _ �-_ p , . � , , � � , , , — � o� parkin� spac��: _ — � � � - . _ � ': � A�praximately 545* — �„ � � : � � � - _ �St st Nw Key tonsiderations , � , , , , , _ — .:�� _ ` _ = C�ty Hall Reasanable access fcfr � � � � . : , . _ � � cars ��r�d p��ssen�,ers — — � �.� — 5�� E Main St = Higher potential for — • �� tr�ffic congestion — — _ �;, (s�rt�e side c�f tr�cks ��s _ � a existir��, `��ra�e) — •,� � v, •�r � � � � C � '� � � — Factors influencing cost: = 1 st 5t SW — Property c�eweloprY�ent rights, '. constrained site RES. B — � � � *Parking estimates are fo����t��s�d�n preliminary ,� � design concepts,and are not e act values. These estimafes were � � created for comparison purposes only and are subject to change.